Alright let me tell you how my morning went with this MLB card pack stuff. Woke up dead set on finally pulling that Paul Skenes card. You know the one everyone’s chasing? Damn near impossible to find.
The Morning Setup
First thing after coffee was turning on my laptop. The app felt slow today, like molasses in January. I grabbed my controller – the sticky one my kid probably dropped juice on – and booted up the card shop. Saw the usual packs staring back at me, plus the one with Skenes pictured big and bold on the front. My wallet already started sweating.
Alright, time to spend fake money chasing cardboard pictures. Clicked “Buy Pack” faster than I probably should have. Heart did that little jump thing, you know?
The First Few Fails
My fingers felt clumsy hitting buttons. Pulled the first pack:
- Three common junk cards nobody wants. Literal trash.
- One low-tier pitcher from like 2015.
- Zero sign of Skenes.
Felt like kicking something. My chair squeaked loud when I leaned back hard.
Tried another pack. And another.
- A silver player? Nah, some random outfielder.
- Gold background? Got my hopes up! Turns out it was an old card, stats worse than my cousin’s tee-ball team.
- Started muttering “c’mon, c’mon” at the screen like an idiot.
The Skenes card felt like a ghost. Five packs down and nothing but disappointment burning a hole in my account.
The “Secret” I Tried
Remembered people online shouting about timing your pull. “Press X at the exact moment the pack wobbles!” Total nonsense probably, but desperation talks. Watched the pack animation like a hawk on the sixth try. Saw that tiny wiggle – mashed the button so hard I worried the controller would break.
Cards flipped slow… slower…
- First card: Common.
- Second card: Common.
- Third card: Another common?! My jaw clenched.
- Fourth card: Blue flash… maybe? Low tier gold. Felt like laughing to keep from crying.
- Fifth card: Then it happened. That weird purple shine I only saw in Youtube videos. The card flipped over… Paul Skenes stared back at me. Stats looked insane.
Didn’t believe it. Seriously stared for a full minute. Checked my phone. Checked the screen again.
Aftermath
Honest to god? Pure, stupid luck. That timing thing? Probably a coincidence. Probably just burned enough coins for the game to toss me a bone. Now I’ve got this sick Skenes card, sure, but my account balance looks like I got robbed. The whole system feels designed to suck you dry chasing that one card and laughing all the way to the bank.
Will I try that “wobble timing” trick again tomorrow? Probably. Because I’m an idiot who just got lucky once. But hey, at least I finally pulled the damn thing. Now excuse me while I go stare at its shiny purple background some more. Feels good… and kinda empty at the same time. Stupid addictive card packs.
